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| on march 28th i competed in the south mountain classic. it is a 20k {12.4 miles} up and down the hills of south mountain. since i am doing the santa barbara/wine country half marathon in may... i thought it would be a good training run. well... when i arrived, there were a large handful of serious runners. {i questioned my sanity at that moment}. then these runners began talking about the hills on this course. hills. like, lots of hills. {i really questioned my sanity}. the hills just about did me in. however, i finished with a time of 1:52 and ended up placing 3rd in my age group!!! |
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| my amazing brother finished up with his showing at celebration of fine arts in scottsdale. he is truly amazing. incredibly talented. and. simply, a great person. |
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| i'm a little obsessed with my bird feeders. our backyard is full of happy little chirpers. hummingbirds, golden finches, and some other pretty green and red ones. {i need to learn the names}! i don't think my crazy neighbor appreciates the few doves and pigeons that visit though. |
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| easter arrived with much happiness. we died eggs... |
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| and enjoyed the annual egg hunt and gift exchange at mimi and papa's. {cade found the golden egg this year}!! |
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| i have wanted to see this show for a few years now. i finally got to go with my mom and randi. i had the privilege of sitting next to an 86 year old man who had his own big band in high school - during WWII. i loved it. but, i loved it even more because i got to share the genuine love and enthusiasm of the era and music with this gentleman. and. it confirmed the fact that i was born in the wrong era. |
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| my dear friend, erma, had a birthday last week. she is going to NYC next week so, i wanted to make these pretzel croissants for her. {similar to those at city bakery in NYC}. since i made 2 dozen, i had enough to share with friends and family. i think they were a hit. :) |
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| erma started her bday off with a fun, talk filled walk/run at kiwanas with me. she is my fellow baker and runner... and non-fryer friend. |
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| agh!!! randi and i got to attend a book reading and meet/greet with diane keaton! she was amazing. funny, down to earth, beautiful, and empowering. |
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| randi's latest and greatest... she wants to be a surgeon. {she is obsessed with the show Grey's Anatomy}. recently, she took a field trip to the cadaver lab at Grand Canyon Univ. she was so excited and loved it!!! |
